Last Name WHALEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WHALEY is ranked as the 1550th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 25,626.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 8.04 people named WHALEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WHALEY is 25,996, the rank is 1,484 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WHALEY is 8.16.

Last Names WHALEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 25,626 +/-2.2%
  • National Rank 1,550
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 8.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 25,996
  • National Rank 1,484
  • Proportion/100k 8.16

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WHALEY is 82.6% White, 1.1% Hispanic origin, 14.1% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WHALEY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WHALEY is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WHALEY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.6% 63.9% 18.7%
Hispanic origin 1.1% 16.3% -15.2%
Black 14.1% 12.3% 1.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WHALEY is Tennessee where 2,389 people have this name.
  • Delaware is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WHALEY, as 39.92 in every 100,000 Delawareans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Delaware is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WHALEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 587 4.56 98.7% Indiana 582 8.83 98.5% Iowa 174 5.61 96.3% Kansas 274 9.44 97.3% Michigan 786 7.93 99.3% Minnesota 349 6.4 98.4% Missouri 206 6.88 94.0% Nebraska 118 6.29 94.4% North Dakota 32 4.35 78.1% Ohio 1,328 11.45 99.3% South Dakota 53 6.22 86.9% Wisconsin 145 2.52 95.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WHALEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 587 4.56 98.7%
Indiana 582 8.83 98.5%
Iowa 174 5.61 96.3%
Kansas 274 9.44 97.3%
Michigan 786 7.93 99.3%
Minnesota 349 6.4 98.4%
Missouri 206 6.88 94.0%
Nebraska 118 6.29 94.4%
North Dakota 32 4.35 78.1%
Ohio 1,328 11.45 99.3%
South Dakota 53 6.22 86.9%
Wisconsin 145 2.52 95.3%
West State Statistics Last-Names WHALEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 94.5% Arizona 338 5.03 98.0% California 1,613 4.16 99.2% Colorado 405 7.57 98.5% Hawaii 36 2.54 87.5% Idaho 109 6.69 94.3% Montana 47 4.6 89.5% Nevada 165 5.81 96.9% New Mexico 98 4.72 93.4% Oregon 212 5.34 97.0% Utah 116 3.94 91.8% Washington 445 6.31 98.7% Wyoming 28 4.79 81.9%

West States
State stats for the first name WHALEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 94.5%
Arizona 338 5.03 98.0%
California 1,613 4.16 99.2%
Colorado 405 7.57 98.5%
Hawaii 36 2.54 87.5%
Idaho 109 6.69 94.3%
Montana 47 4.6 89.5%
Nevada 165 5.81 96.9%
New Mexico 98 4.72 93.4%
Oregon 212 5.34 97.0%
Utah 116 3.94 91.8%
Washington 445 6.31 98.7%
Wyoming 28 4.79 81.9%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WHALEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 147 4.08 96.4% Maine 41 3.06 83.8% Massachusetts 109 1.62 92.3% New Hampshire 47 3.52 88.6% New Jersey 500 5.6 98.6% New York 855 4.33 99.0% Pennsylvania 420 3.28 98.0% Rhode Island 64 6.05 91.2% Vermont 4 0.63 50.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WHALEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 147 4.08 96.4%
Maine 41 3.06 83.8%
Massachusetts 109 1.62 92.3%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 88.6%
New Jersey 500 5.6 98.6%
New York 855 4.33 99.0%
Pennsylvania 420 3.28 98.0%
Rhode Island 64 6.05 91.2%
Vermont 4 0.63 50.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names WHALEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 994 20.49 98.5% Arkansas 263 8.85 96.2% Delaware 373 39.92 99.4% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 64.8% Florida 1,683 8.46 99.6% Georgia 1,311 12.98 99.1% Kentucky 421 9.55 96.8% Louisiana 348 7.49 96.4% Maryland 423 7.08 98.5% Mississippi 206 6.88 94.0% North Carolina 2,153 21.65 99.5% Oklahoma 321 8.27 96.8% South Carolina 956 19.78 98.9% Tennessee 2,389 36.48 99.5% Texas 1,752 6.5 99.2% Virginia 491 5.9 98.2% West Virginia 136 7.37 92.1%

South States
State stats for the first name WHALEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 994 20.49 98.5%
Arkansas 263 8.85 96.2%
Delaware 373 39.92 99.4%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 64.8%
Florida 1,683 8.46 99.6%
Georgia 1,311 12.98 99.1%
Kentucky 421 9.55 96.8%
Louisiana 348 7.49 96.4%
Maryland 423 7.08 98.5%
Mississippi 206 6.88 94.0%
North Carolina 2,153 21.65 99.5%
Oklahoma 321 8.27 96.8%
South Carolina 956 19.78 98.9%
Tennessee 2,389 36.48 99.5%
Texas 1,752 6.5 99.2%
Virginia 491 5.9 98.2%
West Virginia 136 7.37 92.1%
 

Full Names with WHALEY as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WHALEY as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WHALEY.

The most popular full name is James WHALEY. 2.03% of all the people named WHALEY have this given name.

There are 1392 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WHALEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James WHALEY 2.03%
2 David WHALEY 1.61%
3 Michael WHALEY 1.52%
4 John WHALEY 1.32%
5 Robert WHALEY 1.11%
6 Mary WHALEY 1.03%
7 William WHALEY 1.00%
8 Barbara WHALEY 0.89%
9 Charles WHALEY 0.83%
10 Donald WHALEY 0.76%
11 Linda WHALEY 0.76%
12 Gary WHALEY 0.69%
13 Richard WHALEY 0.67%
14 Betty WHALEY 0.63%
15 Brenda WHALEY 0.60%
16 Susan WHALEY 0.60%
17 Kenneth WHALEY 0.58%
18 Kevin WHALEY 0.56%
19 Larry WHALEY 0.54%
20 Patricia WHALEY 0.54%

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